Calendar 11/1 – 11/7

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The events calendar is published on Tuesday. Please send event information to at least two days before the calendar prints. Items will be printed as space allows. For events go to 411.byu.edu.

Tuesday

Google will be on campus from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in 3238 WSC. Participants will learn about Google culture, history and the impact that their new-grad hires and interns make.

The School of Music presents the Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band in concert with The New Hot 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The event is free.

This year, the BYU EcoResponse, a campus club dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability will host the second annual BYU Transportation Symposium from 6-8 p.m. in MSRB 321. Don Jarvis, Shawn Seager and Steven Call will speak.

Wednesday

Monique O’Connell, associate professor of history at Wake Forest University, will speak on “Situating Constantinople: The Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean” at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

For BYU EcoResponse’s Transportation Symposium, Mayor John Curtis, Hugh Johnson, Zac Whitmore and Sterling Beck will speak from 6-8 p.m. in MSRB 321.

Thursday

R. James Woolsey, former director of the CIA, will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Hinckley Center. His subject will be “Energy in the 21st Century: Could Muir, Patton and Gandhi Agree on a Program?” and is hosted by the Wheatley Institution. Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend.

World-renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw will take the de Jong Concert Hall stage as part of the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $19 for adults and $12 for students and $16 for senior citizens and alumni. For tickets, visit the Fine Arts Ticket Office, 801-422-4322 or byuarts.com/tickets.

Friday

BYU’s Jazz Ensemble with guest artist Tom Streeter and “Mix” will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office by calling 801-422-4322 or by visiting byuarts.com/tickets.

For BYU EcoResponse’s Transportation Symposium, John Njord will speak from 11 a.m.-noon in MSRB 455.

The Museum of Peoples and Cultures has story time for toddlers and preschoolers every Friday at 11 a.m.

Saturday

The School of Music presents the Percussion Ensemble, Panoramic Steel and Gamelan Bintang Wahyu for two special family performances at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children up to age 11. For tickets, visit the Fine Arts Ticket Office, 801-422-4322 or byuarts.com/tickets.

Monday

Withdraw deadline.

The “Education in Zion” exhibit offers family home evening tours every second and fourth Monday in the Joseph F. Smith Building at 7 p.m.

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